Dear, [redacted]We received your payroll on October 11, 2013 at 4:41 PM .

Attached is a copy of your Remittance. Please click on the attachment in order to view it.

Please note the deadlines and status instructions below: If your payroll is receivedBEFORE 5 p.m., your Direct Deposit employees will be paid two (2) banking days from thedate received or on your paycheck date, whichever is later. If your payroll is receivedAFTER 5 p.m., your employees will be paid three (3) banking days from the date receivedor on your paycheck date, whichever is later. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WILL BE DEBITED THE DAYBEFORE YOUR CHECKDATE. Funds are typically withdrawn before normal banking hours soplease make sure you have sufficient funds available by 12 a.m. on the date funds are tobe withdrawn. Intuit must receive your payroll by 5 p.m., two banking days before yourpaycheck date or your employees will not be paid on time. Intuit does not processpayrolls on weekends or federal banking holidays. A list of federal banking holidays canbe viewed at the Federal Reserve website. Thank you for your business.

Sincerely, Intuit Payroll Services

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This notification is being sent to inform you of a critical matterconcerning your current service, software, or billing. Please note that if you previouslyopted out of receiving marketing materials from Intuit, you may continue to receivenotifications similar to this communication that affect your service or software. If youhave any questions or comments about this email, please DO NOT REPLY to this email. Ifyou need additional information please contact us.

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2 comments:

I received the exact same email from Intuit this morning; I have never used or had any Intuit programs on my computer. I started to download the attachment and it was blocked by my security system. Actually I do not know how I received it because the email address was incorrect.